I would walk five hundred miles [OPEN]

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Characters: faintly-smiles & OPEN
Location: The Park
Rating: PG - minor blood
Time: January 19th - Late Morning
Description: Teresa ventured beyond the city walls, and she returned to realize how debilitated she is and how this partnership system requires her participation.

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Yuuri had only just gotten into the clinic before someone came rushing in for a doctor. They'd come in spluttering about some woman who'd been walking around the city injured. The young Maou hadn't hesitated, and he'd snapped up a medical kit before rushing out of the clinic.

He didn't know who it was that was injured, but it didn't matter to Yuuri. Whoever it was, he would go and help them the best he could. If worse came to worse, then he'd try and patch it up as well as he could before bringing them back to the clinic for more treatment.

Following the directions, Yuuri rushed through the park trying to find the one who was injured. He'd been searching for a short while before he came across a familar woman sitting on the ground. Blinking, Yuuri changed the first aid kit to his other hand as he put his hand above his head and waved while he called out to her. "Yoohoo~ Teresa!"

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It was hard to try and remember what it had been like as a human, to remember how delicate they were. She had been doing just fine against that lizard creature, and she could have easily defeated it had it not had such a strong ability to heal. Regeneration was common among both warriors and youma, but it was never that fast

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Yuuri jogged his way over while he tried to grab her attention. Not seeing the injury just yet, the moment he caught her attention the young king called out, "You haven't seen anyone who's injured have you? We got someone---!!!" His eyes widened when he saw the red staining her white pants, and as he dropped down to his knees beside her, the first aid kit fell to he grass.

"W-what happened?" Yuuri called out in alarm. He hadn't yet made the connection that the injured person and Teresa were the same person. Flailing lightly, he tried to remember that he had a job to do before he began digging through the first aid kit. "How did you hurt yourself?"

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"Injured?" She tilted her head to the side before glancing off around the forested area. This wasn't very well used saved for herself, as most other people stuck to the areas by the ponds and streams. She didn't register that her was the culprit of the complaint until he sank down next to her. "It's just me here."

Glancing at her blooded leg, she shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. In her mind, this wasn't that much of a big deal. She had suffered worse as a recruit, so what good was a cut to her leg? "There was a fast-regenerating creature that I engaged in the desert. It managed to claw me while I was retreating from combat."

She pulled her hand away to reveal the deep gash that bled anew without pressure. "My body responds as a human one. Sometimes I forget humans are fragile to minor injuries. One can't even lose a limb as a human without fear of bleeding out... and no limb reattachment. Very strange."

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"Just you?" Yuuri parroted before taking a glance around to see that she was right. Blinking in confusion, he momentarily wondered where the other person could be before his mind finally put two-and-two together. "Eeeee! You're the one they came in to tell us about?!" The young Maou said as his eyes widened in surprise

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She wasn't certain what that creature was called, but it had been more dangerous than the animals which had tended to avoid her travels. Since she had never run across a Kishin Egg before, she wasn't about to identify it as one. Of course, not being able to kill it with the simple blade she had was the problem, and it had nothing to do with her skills. She had been that creature's better without a doubt

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"It will at least stop you from getting injured like this again in the future," Yuuri said while fumbling for the needle and thread. The firm order, however, had him pausing as he glanced up. He hadn't actually expected the injured person to be someone he knew, and that was what had thrown him off right from the get go.

"A deep breath?" He asked before wiggling to settle himself and taking a deep breath. What was he doing? Yuuri hadn't panicked like this since everything had happened with Conrad. She was right though, he couldn't do this the way he was, and taking the deep breath allowed him to make his decision as well. "I've got a better idea."

Smiling encouragingly at Teresa, Yuuri closed his eyes as he began transforming into his Weapon form. In mere moments, Morgif was lying on the grass, and peering up with his dark eyes, the young Maou said, "Hold me and place my blade on the wound."

He needed the blood to empower his Weapon abilities, and while it was usually with Kishin Egg's, Yuuri knew that any type of life force would

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Teresa remained quiet and watchful as he set about settling himself down again, and she wasn't about to let him come at her with a little needle like that all fumbling. He was of no use to her if he couldn't concentrate and save himself by not fretting. If he screwed up, he would blame himself, so she would stop him now to help him later.

"A better idea?" She blinked when he assumed the form of that blade blade that she had wield before. She wasn't actually certain how a sword was going to help her heal; swords were made for killing after all. "Don't you think that's counter-productive?"

She still reached up and picked up the blade, not about to leave it in the grass, and she felt that same zing of sensation up her arm. She set the blade across her knees before dipping one side into the wound. There was a flare of pain, but she ignored it as her blood smeared on the black blade.

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"Mmhm! Just wait and see," Yuuri encouraged even as she regarded him skeptically. He knew what he was doing, and it was much easier to simply do the act rather than waste time and explain it to her. She was injured after all! And he didn't want her losing any more blood than she already had.

Yuuri's concerned expression returned back to a smile when she picked him up. The moment that she did, that same feeling from their Wavelengths was felt even as his blade shifted with appearance to grow into his more impressive form. The moment his blade pressed against the wound, the blood smearing the dark metal began to glow weakly. It wasn't anywhere near as strong as when fighting against an opponent, but Yuuri hoped that it would be enough to at least stem the flow of blood.

Slowly that glow began to run all over his Weapon form before moving to also surround Teresa's body. While the wound was hidden beneath the shield of his blade, it slowly began to heal and knit back together from the energies her life force had given his Weapon form.

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She watched as her blood settled on the blade, and she found it an odd sight. She had never successfully been struck with another's blade before, nothing more than a glancing blow at least. Certainly she had taken damage, but it was odd to see her blood on a blade.

Stranger still, she felt the warmth similar to forcing her youki to regenerate her body faster. She closed her eyes as she would while activating her youki, and she managed to get a flash of the forest around her, but her was no threat. She began to think it was a brief look into the future, since it had happened three times now.

Her eyes opened when she felt a wave of exhaustion seep through her limbs, she lifted the blade away from her wound. It had stopped bleeding, though there was still a tear in her leg. How long would that take to heal anyway? "Would you like to change back? The bleeding has stopped."

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Yuuri focused his attention on healing the wound with what little energy he had to work with. It wasn't much, but Yuuri hoped that it would be enough to at least stop the bleeding. He felt a flash of disappointment when he couldn't heal the wound more than he could have.

Soon enough his energy ran out, and the young Maou had little choice but to change back. It seemed that Teresa was at least happy with the little work that he'd managed to do. Settling back on the grass, there was still a look of concern over his face. "We'll still need to get you to the clinic, but how is it feeling?"

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The fact that she was no longer bleeding was pleasing, and she wondered how easy it would be to remove blood from her white uniform leggings. That would be a concern for another time, and for now, she was just content that her wound was sealed enough to allow her to continue on normally.

Setting Yuuri aside when he transformed back, she released her grip on him so he could settle nearby. She set her hands back on her crossed knees, watching him before noting that he had that odd look of concern on his face. She smiled reassuringly. "It feels just fine; thank you for your kindness in healing it."

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The reassuring smile did little to actually reassure him. While the wound had stopped bleeding, it still needed to be tended to. That was why he shook his head at her smile. "You still need someone to take a look at it," Yuuri sternly said... well... as sternly as he usually could.

Grabbing the first aid kit, Yuuri didn't hesitate in reaching out to take Teresa's hand. "Come on, I'll take you there now." Moving to stand up, he gave every indication that he wanted he to follow. "You're alright to stand, right?"

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She wasn't so certain why she needed to get up and go right away, but she could tell that Yuuri was probably going to insist. He seemed like that type, and so she reached up to take his hand and rose without much concern for her injury. "If you insist, but you know, it's not as bad as you think."

She set her weight on the leg without hesitation, and the soreness was entirely ignored as she looked at her blooded leggings. They would need repairs; it was too bad there were no retainers to provide new clothing. "What more is to be done with it? It will heal."

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Once Yuuri set his mind to something, there was little that could stop him. The same went for this situation, but he was at least glad that she reached back and allowed him to pull her up. Of course he tried to hide the fact that he'd almost toppled himself over in the process, but he hid that small bout of embarrassment by focusing on what needed to be done.

"What do you mean what more needs to be done?" Yuuri asked with a gasp in his voice. Tugging on her hand, the young Maou began to make his way out of the park. "You could get an infection, or worse without treatment!"

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She noted the way he almost fell over, but she turned her face away to make it seem like she had been focused on other matters. He didn't keep his balance well when he was doing that concerned thing that he seemed to do often. He certainly was an interesting human.

She followed without complaint when he pulled her along. She saw no reason why she should go, but there was no reason why she shouldn't either. "I don't believe I've had an infection before," she replied thoughtfully.